Northern Ireland youngster Jamie Hamilton has ended speculation about his post-KMR Kawasaki career with an entry for the 2014 North West 200.

The Ballyclare man has now confirmed that he will be on the race grid at the 2014 Vauxhall International North West 200, after securing Stewart Smith’s ER-6 Kawasaki Supertwin machine and John Dugan’s ZX-6R Kawasaki for the new season. Although he has yet to find a Superbike for 2014, Hamilton says he ‘isn’t stressed’ about getting a big bike.

“I have some offers and there are still plenty of seats out there with nobody sitting on them yet. The big bike will come and the other bikes that I have secured are race winning machines," he said.

“I was on the podium in the Supertwins race at the North West last year and I want to win this time out. I really want to win a North West because there are so many local supporters there cheering you on and it was the first road race I ever entered. It gave me a taste for the roads.”